SOTD : Saturday 10th July to Friday 16nd July 2021
- Thread starter THONY
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10 July
P&B Iceni
Razorock Bruce
Razorock Game Changer .68-P
Feather Hi-stainless
Floïd Mentolado Vigoroso
What a good shave with the Game Changer. The 0.68 version makes a superb pairing with the Feather blade. It is unbelievably smooth. It does not produce the closest of shaves, and some other razors in my small collection can do better, but, it does give a very acceptable result after two easy passes.
P&B Iceni
Razorock Bruce
Razorock Game Changer .68-P
Feather Hi-stainless
Floïd Mentolado Vigoroso
What a good shave with the Game Changer. The 0.68 version makes a superb pairing with the Feather blade. It is unbelievably smooth. It does not produce the closest of shaves, and some other razors in my small collection can do better, but, it does give a very acceptable result after two easy passes.
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- Cardiff
SOTD 10th July
Pre - PAA Cube
Brush - Yaqi Sagrada Familia Tuxedo
Soap - Stirling Arkadia
Razor - Star Model 100
Blade - SuperShave X #4
Post - Bayliss &Harding Ginseng & Black Pepper
3 super smooth passes from a superb lather and smooth but efficient razor/blade combo. Hard to go wrong with this ingredient list.
Enjoy the weekend Gents, best of luck to England tomorrow - be nice to see a British team at the top.
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Thank you, Brother!!Great blind experiment Sig, I was however surprised with the result!
YMMV!
Paul.
Wanted to do a BOTB for a long time - but in my own way. I haven't come across anyone doing it this way.
There'll be at least 10 more of these vids over time...
I've always claimed that the Astra Green gave me bumps, burns and rashes. Now I have proof.
Have a great weekend!!
And
Stay Safe!!
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- 490
- Location
- Romford, Essex, UK
Todays Cold Water Shave Kit - Saturday 10th July 2021
Shave Score 10.0 \ 10.0
PreShave: Hot Shower \ PAA The Cube 2.0 "Menthol" \Baxters Face Scrub
PreShave: PAA The Cube 2.0 "Non-Menthol"
Cream: TOBS Eton College
Brush: Yaqi 26mm - Timber Wolf
Razor: RR CG .84 SB
Blade: Amazon Solimo (1)
Post Shave ASL: TOBS Eton College
Post Shave Balm: Barts Balms - Ben More
Post Shave Cologne: TOBS Eton College
A sublime shave with the TOBS Eton College, and my new favourite blade
A perfect FF/BBS Shave.
Have a good day all.
Joe
Shave Score 10.0 \ 10.0
PreShave: Hot Shower \ PAA The Cube 2.0 "Menthol" \Baxters Face Scrub
PreShave: PAA The Cube 2.0 "Non-Menthol"
Cream: TOBS Eton College
Brush: Yaqi 26mm - Timber Wolf
Razor: RR CG .84 SB
Blade: Amazon Solimo (1)
Post Shave ASL: TOBS Eton College
Post Shave Balm: Barts Balms - Ben More
Post Shave Cologne: TOBS Eton College
A sublime shave with the TOBS Eton College, and my new favourite blade
A perfect FF/BBS Shave.
Have a good day all.
Joe
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Muhle rocca r94
Sputnik
Proraso pre
Ap shaveco 26mm cashmere
TOBS peppermint
Myrsol emulsion
Montana parfum d'homme edt
Sputnik
Proraso pre
Ap shaveco 26mm cashmere
TOBS peppermint
Myrsol emulsion
Montana parfum d'homme edt
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SoTd
Gave the Gold Dollar a run out in today’s shave not used it for quite some time..had a lovely shave as expected looking forward to taking it back to the hone for a bit more practice on the finisher some time soon. Again neutral with the soap for testing purposes..featuring @BartsBalm sample D as with all of them excellent performance getting towards the end of the scents now 3 more to go then will be deciding in which order they come for me, already know the favourites but don’t always get a true interpretation off the sample bottle until it’s been applied. Been enjoying sampling the various scents and definitely have 2 I would go ahead and purchase if made available ! Feeling wonderfully nourished and super smooth
Gave the Gold Dollar a run out in today’s shave not used it for quite some time..had a lovely shave as expected looking forward to taking it back to the hone for a bit more practice on the finisher some time soon. Again neutral with the soap for testing purposes..featuring @BartsBalm sample D as with all of them excellent performance getting towards the end of the scents now 3 more to go then will be deciding in which order they come for me, already know the favourites but don’t always get a true interpretation off the sample bottle until it’s been applied. Been enjoying sampling the various scents and definitely have 2 I would go ahead and purchase if made available ! Feeling wonderfully nourished and super smooth
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- 4,400
- Location
- Seattle, WA, USA
Saturday AM 2021-07-10
National Teddy Bear Picnic Day
Rooney Emillion 2 Porcelain-Jade Finest (24/55)
Knightsbridge Aloe shaving cream
Paradigm 17-4
Wilkinson Sword 'New' (10)
Armani Acqua di Giò Profumo aftershave
National Teddy Bear Picnic Day
Rooney Emillion 2 Porcelain-Jade Finest (24/55)
Knightsbridge Aloe shaving cream
Paradigm 17-4
Wilkinson Sword 'New' (10)
Armani Acqua di Giò Profumo aftershave
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- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
Saturday 10th July
Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Bee Clean Honey & Peppermint Shaving Soap
Yaqi Dandelion w/Cashmere Synthetic 24mm
Gillette New (Long Slot)
Gillette Platinum (3) White
Brut Oceans Aftershave
Having mellowed yesterday, today's shave with this previous generation Gillette Platinum was indeed quite nice and pretty much in line with my notes from a few years ago where I found that it took to the third shave for this blade to really come through. Alas, its (not very sharp) sharpness is practically gone by that point. The newer blue pack was just awful from the off - rough, not necessarily tuggy but raw, not particularly sharp and didn't mellow across three shaves.
Unlikely I'll want to use one of these again ...
The soap, however, was delightful! Peppermint is just the ticket for a hot and sticky day like today. I particularly wanted a peppermint soap, rather than menthol or eucalyptus (or even tea tree) and with the Cashmere knot, it really performed. Sufficient cooling post-shave to make the Brut Oceans splash particularly refreshing.
Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Bee Clean Honey & Peppermint Shaving Soap
Yaqi Dandelion w/Cashmere Synthetic 24mm
Gillette New (Long Slot)
Gillette Platinum (3) White
Brut Oceans Aftershave
Having mellowed yesterday, today's shave with this previous generation Gillette Platinum was indeed quite nice and pretty much in line with my notes from a few years ago where I found that it took to the third shave for this blade to really come through. Alas, its (not very sharp) sharpness is practically gone by that point. The newer blue pack was just awful from the off - rough, not necessarily tuggy but raw, not particularly sharp and didn't mellow across three shaves.
Unlikely I'll want to use one of these again ...
The soap, however, was delightful! Peppermint is just the ticket for a hot and sticky day like today. I particularly wanted a peppermint soap, rather than menthol or eucalyptus (or even tea tree) and with the Cashmere knot, it really performed. Sufficient cooling post-shave to make the Brut Oceans splash particularly refreshing.
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- Location
- Ireland
Beautiful Photo , and looks a wonderful shave !Prep: Celka gel pre barba
Bowl: Fine
Brush: Leonidam Venator
Soap: MdC Rose
Razor: Paradigm TI1
Blade: Voskhod
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Swiss Pitralon
Best Regards
Marco
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- 3,775
- Location
- Edinburgh Scotland
Last Shave On The Homeland for me tonight as i’m off to Norway in the morning again
Razor = Ikon B1 OSS
Brush = PAA The Starcraft 24mm Roswell Grey Synthetic.
Blade = Gillette Nacet ( 3 )
Soap = OSP Spirits
Splash = Myrsol Menthol
Balm = Berts Balms Sample C.
Another Mix & Match today.
The razor iv missed
haven’t used it in over 5 months possibly more & i love it.
Some Ikons are pretty underrated really.
The brush is another class act from PAA
The knot is wonderful & holds the lather well,
No soap is a hassle it lathers up instantly and the handle is so comfortable.
Would love this in Badger.
The Soap im unsure about
quite dark with scents i’m not getting
hopefully another couple of shaves with it & ill understand it a bit more.
The Balm is class for any you lads not tried Barts.
This one i’m getting a lot of Citrus and a fresh post shave feel.
These balms are quite thick and & little goes a long way
Razor = Ikon B1 OSS
Brush = PAA The Starcraft 24mm Roswell Grey Synthetic.
Blade = Gillette Nacet ( 3 )
Soap = OSP Spirits
Splash = Myrsol Menthol
Balm = Berts Balms Sample C.
Another Mix & Match today.
The razor iv missed
haven’t used it in over 5 months possibly more & i love it.
Some Ikons are pretty underrated really.
The brush is another class act from PAA
The knot is wonderful & holds the lather well,
No soap is a hassle it lathers up instantly and the handle is so comfortable.
Would love this in Badger.
The Soap im unsure about
quite dark with scents i’m not getting
hopefully another couple of shaves with it & ill understand it a bit more.
The Balm is class for any you lads not tried Barts.
This one i’m getting a lot of Citrus and a fresh post shave feel.
These balms are quite thick and & little goes a long way
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- 592
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent
Prep with a hot rinse and Proraso red; Razor Emporium Sandalwood soap properly lathered with a Yaqi lucky dice in the Little Wren mug. Taken off using Merkur 34C loaded with a Personna blue - 2 passes and pick-ups, as Mrs D was dishing out the food! Quickly balmed with matching sandalwood.
Double time finish, nice and smooth. Not quite BBS, but happy with it none the less.
Double time finish, nice and smooth. Not quite BBS, but happy with it none the less.
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This afternoon -
razor - Mergress (2)
blade - Gillette yellow (5?)
soap - Ach Brito - Lavanda cream
brush - Semogue 2015 HD silvertip badger
post - witch hazel
a/s - Quorum
balm - Bart's lavender lotion
scent - Quorum edt.
Today's shave based on conversation on another thread about old-school scents - and all the better for it. How much more lavender? - pretty much none more. Well 80's - one feels ashamed one does not have a hairy chest. I enjoyed that - I hope you enjoy yours - best all - I.
Oh - I post this for the benefit of the community - if you are starting out and fancy synthetic knots - and why not? There are many reasons to recommend them - personally, I don't get on with them - I do have three or four synth brushes but only use them grudgingly. That being said - it seems there are a bewildering array of choices - this is a basic guide - not up to date, it doesn't include recent PAA or Simpson fibres for instance. Somewhere to start - https://sharpologist.com/days-badger-hair-shave-brush-numbered/
Also with this link - be aware of the fact that this site is highly commercialised - don't just click on 'accept all cookies' unless you want to spew your browsing history across the t'interweb. I fully accept that the various companies and people that make the lovely shaving things that we use need to make money - but there are different ways of doing that - in a closed system - like here - word of mouth is about the best marketing tool you are going to get? Not an advert generated by Amazon or Google. I'd be interested to know what, one of our own, artisans like @BrianH thinks about the issue? As an adjunct - I don't and won't ever again feel the desire to watch another man shave on YouTube - I'm not sure why I made that comment gender specific? Granted I did a while ago - but realised they range from the stultifyingly boring to the - mostly, preponderant - vanity projects. I know a lot find the posts helpful, but for me - it doesn't work. Each to their own. YMMV.
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Thanks! I found the plate at a good price. I really love this mix